Workday Tracking System Time Clock Events API

openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: Workday Absence Management Accruals Time Clock Events API
  description: Track employee attendance, absences, leave requests, and time off balances in the Workday platform. Supports entering time off, requesting leave of absence, managing accrual balances, and processing return-from-leave events.
  version: v1
  contact:
    name: Workday Developer Support
    url: https://developer.workday.com
  x-generated-from: documentation
  x-last-validated: '2026-05-03'
servers:
- url: https://{tenant}.workday.com/api/absence-management/v1
  description: Workday tenant-specific Absence Management REST API
  variables:
    tenant:
      default: your-tenant
      description: Your Workday tenant identifier
security:
- BearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: Time Clock Events
  description: Operations for importing and managing time clock events
paths:
  /workers/{workerId}/timeClockEvents:
    get:
      operationId: listTimeClockEvents
      summary: List Time Clock Events
      description: Returns time clock events for a worker.
      tags:
      - Time Clock Events
      parameters:
      - name: workerId
        in: path
        required: true
        description: The Workday ID of the worker
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: startDate
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Start date for event retrieval (YYYY-MM-DD)
        schema:
          type: string
          format: date
      - name: endDate
        in: query
        required: false
        description: End date for event retrieval (YYYY-MM-DD)
        schema:
          type: string
          format: date
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Time clock events retrieved successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/TimeClockEventsResponse'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
    post:
      operationId: createTimeClockEvent
      summary: Create Time Clock Event
      description: Adds a time clock event from a third-party time collection system. Workday Time Tracking processes these into reported and calculated time blocks.
      tags:
      - Time Clock Events
      parameters:
      - name: workerId
        in: path
        required: true
        description: The Workday ID of the worker
        schema:
          type: string
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/TimeClockEventInput'
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Time clock event created successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/TimeClockEvent'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
components:
  schemas:
    TimeClockEventInput:
      type: object
      description: Input for creating a time clock event
      properties:
        eventType:
          type: string
          description: Type of clock event
          enum:
          - ClockIn
          - ClockOut
          - BreakStart
          - BreakEnd
          example: ClockIn
        eventDateTime:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: Date and time of the clock event
          example: '2026-05-03T09:00:00Z'
        deviceId:
          type: string
          description: ID of the time clock device (optional)
        locationId:
          type: string
          description: Location identifier (optional)
      required:
      - eventType
      - eventDateTime
    TimeClockEvent:
      type: object
      description: A time clock event recording a punch-in or punch-out
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          description: Unique Workday ID of the time clock event
        workerId:
          type: string
          description: Workday ID of the worker
        eventType:
          type: string
          description: Type of clock event
          enum:
          - ClockIn
          - ClockOut
          - BreakStart
          - BreakEnd
        eventDateTime:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: Date and time of the clock event
          example: '2026-05-03T09:00:00Z'
        deviceId:
          type: string
          description: ID of the time clock device
        locationId:
          type: string
          description: Location identifier for the clock event
        status:
          type: string
          description: Processing status of the event
          enum:
          - Pending
          - Processed
          - Failed
      required:
      - workerId
      - eventType
      - eventDateTime
    ErrorResponse:
      type: object
      description: Standard error response
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
          description: Error code
          example: INVALID_REQUEST
        message:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable error message
          example: The request is missing required fields
        details:
          type: array
          description: Additional error details
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              field:
                type: string
                description: Field that caused the error
              message:
                type: string
                description: Field-level error message
    TimeClockEventsResponse:
      type: object
      description: Response containing time clock events
      properties:
        total:
          type: integer
          description: Total count of events
        data:
          type: array
          description: Array of time clock events
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/TimeClockEvent'
  responses:
    NotFound:
      description: Resource not found
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
    Unauthorized:
      description: Authentication required
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
    BadRequest:
      description: Bad request - invalid input
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
  securitySchemes:
    BearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: JWT
      description: OAuth 2.0 Bearer token authentication